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Gemma 2 9B

Gemma 2 9B by Google is an advanced, open-source language model that sets a new standard for efficiency and performance in its size class. Designed for a wide variety of tasks, it empowers developers and researchers to build innovative applications, while maintaining accessibility, safety, and cost-effectiveness. See the [launch announcement](https://blog.google/technology/developers/google-gemma-2/) for more details. Usage of Gemma is subject to Google's [Gemma Terms of Use](https://ai.google.dev/gemma/terms).

by Google

Overview

Quick stats across all benchmark runs.

Score

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9 benchmarks

Avg Latency

6.1s

13 requests

Pricing

$0.03 in / $0.09 out

per 1M tokens

Context

8K

tokens

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Price vs Performance

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Score Over Time

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Benchmark Activity

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Quickstart

View on OpenRouter

Get started with this model using OpenRouter

import { OpenRouter } from "@openrouter/sdk";

const openrouter = new OpenRouter({
  apiKey: "<OPENROUTER_API_KEY>"
});

const completion = await openrouter.chat.completions.create({
  model: "google/gemma-2-9b-it",
  messages: [
    {
      role: "user",
      content: "Hello!"
    }
  ]
});

console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);

Get your API key at openrouter.ai/keys

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ModelLatencyCost/1MScore
Gemini 2.5 Pro22.2s$5.6385%
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview9.1s$7.0079%
Gemini 3 Flash Preview5.7s$1.7577%
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite1.8s$0.8865%
Gemini 2.5 Flash8.4s$1.4057%
Gemini 2.0 Flash7.0s$0.2546%
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite5.9s$0.2523%
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana)—$1.40—
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)37.7s$7.00—
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-0639.7s$5.63—
Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite8.8s$0.19—
Gemma 2 27B13.2s$0.65—
Gemma 4 26B A4B —Free—
Gemma 4 31B—Free—
Lyria 3 Pro Preview—Free—
Lyria 3 Clip Preview—Free—
Gemma 3 27B21.3s$0.12—
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview—$0.88—
Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview)—$1.75—
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools—$7.00—
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 09-20257.4s$1.40—
Gemma 3 4B27.8s$0.06—
Gemma 3 12B28.6s$0.09—
Gemma 3n 4B23.5s$0.09—
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-0534.8s$5.63—
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-20255.0s$0.25—
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)50.1s$1.40—
Gemini 3 Pro Preview20.8s$7.00—
Gemini 3.5 Flash2.1s$5.25—
Gemma 3n 2B (free)30.6sFree—
Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental (free)13.3sFree—